Income Tax Hearing Adjournment Letter Format: Fill & Download for Free

In India things happens for a reason not connected with what made to look apparent, and quite often these reasons are extra colluded.The SC on 2nd March, 2021 rebuked the Central government for its lackadaisical approach in implementing its direction to install CC TV at CBI, NIA, ED, NCB, DRI and SFIO offices. Brushing aside the Centre’s letter requesting adjournment of hearing to gauge the “ramifications” of the December 2 court order for CCTVs in central probe agencies, a bench of Justice R F Nariman, B R Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy said, “We are not accepting the excuses given in the letter. It gives an impression that you are dragging your feet. Tell us what funds have been allocated for the purpose.”What I want to highlight that the apex court has ground to suspect that what transpires in these investigating agencies' offices are entirely not honourable or the apex court not exactly satisfied the way the probes are conducted by these agencies. In 2019 the government has withdrawn more than 14,000 prosecutions under the Companies Act as it undertook various steps to improve the ease of doing business in the country, including de-criminalisation of various penal provisions under this law. That means all these 14000 plus companies were harassed under provisions which were not holding good.I am quoting from the Deloitte report showing comparative study of success of IT cases across the world in favour of the department / government. For India, 11.5 percentage cases were resolved in favour of the tax administration, the lowest in the data set of 34 countries for which the average was 65 percent. This could have only two type of explanation that most such cases filed are falsified / vindictive / politically motivated or the agencies is incompetent at the worst possible level. There has astronomical hike in the number of cases filed by IT departmentBut such poor rate of conviction or prosecution is not in isolation. CBI the premier investigation agency of the nation has got a conviction rate of 3.96% while it comes to high profile cases. Same is the case for ED. In last 9 years ED has been able to secure conviction only in 9 cases where as have seen a massive increase in number of fresh cases filed by CBI and ED are as high as 2000% during Modi government rule.A similar story is playing out with the IT department. In any given financial year, the number of cases in which convictions are secured is far less than what is disposed of by Indian courts.The above table shows that not everything is fine. The properties linked to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, actor Tapsee Pannu and Reliance Entertainment group CEO Shibhashish Sarkar were raided by the Income Tax department on Wednesday, 3rd March,2021 as part of a tax evasion investigation against Phantom Films, which was dissolved in 2018. Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has alleged that the raids on Anurag Kashyap and Tapsee Pannu were an attempt to suppress the voice of those who speak against the central government. "Central agencies like ED, CBI, and Income Tax are being used to target those who take an anti-government stand and speak against the policies of the regime," he was quoted as saying by PTI. “Both (Kashyap and Pannu) were raising their voices against the Modi government,” he added.Incidentally Kashyap had visited JNU and Shaheen Bagh during the anti-CAA protests last year and has been vocal on a range of issues. Pannu, who is also known to be outspoken on several issue, had recently posted her view on on Twitter about the Supreme Court asking a man accused of repeated rape whether he was willing to marry the woman.Taapsee Pannu has taken a subtle dig at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), B-town bigwigs, and cricketers, who turned into ‘propaganda teachers’ in response to pop star Rihanna’s tweet on farmers’ protest.It seems Tapasee Pannu & Kashyap have crossed the line to evoke strong response. She couldn’t be allowed to scot free without facing the burnt of her action. Anything is possible. Sometime back Deepika was called for questioning by NCB in SSR death case. What is eyebrow raising that most such raids are conducted by the central agencies on people who are either from the opposition parties or people who have taken stand against the central government policies otherwise people speaking in support of Modi government are provided with “Y” class security. You would never hear anybody connected to BJP raided. Does that means all politicians connected to BJP are clean? It seems that the central agencies have become instrument for the masters to serve political vendetta. The case against Tapasee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap finally holds grounds or not time will say, but we are having uncanny feelings. Where are we heading?Ref:I-T raids on Anurag Kashyap, Tapsee Pannu in Phantom Films tax evasion probe: 10 pointsMaharashtra minister Nawab Malik has alleged that the raids on Anurag Kashyap and Tapsee Pannu were an attempt to suppress the voice of those who speak against the central government.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/it-raids-on-anurag-kashyap-tapsee-pannu-in-phantom-films-tax-evasion-probe-10-points-101614777138689.htmlSupreme Court slams governments for laxity on CCTV-in-thana plan | India News - Times of IndiaIndia News: The SC on December 2 had ordered all states and UTs to compulsorily install CCTV cameras with night-vision facility in all police stations with provishttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-slams-governments-for-laxity-on-cctv-in-thana-plan/articleshow/81301659.cmshttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/in/Documents/tax/in-tax-reducing-income-tax-disputes-in-india-noexp.pdfIT Dept and ED Raids Are at an All-Time High, but Convictions Remain ElusiveIn the last 9 years, the ED has carried out 1,700 raids under PMLA in connection with 1,5,69 specific investigations. It has so far managed to secure convictions in a paltry 9 cases.https://thewire.in/political-economy/it-dept-and-ed-raids-are-at-an-all-time-high-but-convictions-remain-elusive

Online non litigation complaint:Grievances Against Misleading Advertisements (GAMA) of the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Government of India.Overcharging from MRP:Write a letter to the vendor asking for the the bill-receipt for items purchased. You can write to FSSAI (if food), Legal Metrology department, municipality granting business/commercial license, and the police and (income, GST) tax authorities for investigation, as the vendor may be duping other customers too.Now, coming to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986Who can file a consumer complaint?A person who can file a complaint (and be called a complainant) is:· a consumer which is defined u/s. 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act· any voluntary association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or under any other law for the time being in force· the Central or any State Government· one or more consumers if there are numerous consumers having the same interest· in case of death of a consumer, his heir or representativeWhat is a consumer complaint?A consumer complaint is defined u/s. 2(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act to include most wrong doings against consumers. Section 2(1)(c) has a long list. According to Section 13(3A), every complaint shall be heard as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made to decide the complaint within a period of three months from the date of receipt of notice by opposite party where the complaint does not require analysis or testing of commodities and within five months if it requires analysis or testing of commoditiesWhat is an execution application?After an Order (interim Order) or Judgment (final Order) requires any of the parties to do anything (especially within a time-limit), but the relevant party does not comply with the directions, execution applications may be made to further pursue the said directions. These are of two types. Section 25 can be said to be a civil execution application, whereby property of the erring party may be attached (first as a threat to be taken seriously) to secure compliance of the directions. If the property is attached, and 3 months after such attachment the directions are still not complied, the attached property may be sold and its proceeds may be used for the purpose of compensation. The second type of execution is Section 27, which can be said to be a criminal execution application where the penalty is imprisonment for a term between one month and 3 years, or with fine which between Rs. 2,000/- and Rs. 10,000/-, or with both (imprisonment + fine). Section 27 Orders may be appealed from District to State, State to National, and from National Commission to Supreme Court within 30 days from the day the Order was passed.What are some tips to filing a consumer complaint?Some tips before filing, and to file, a consumer complaint are:· In Maharashtra, e-filing for litigation is available : Best Consumer Grievance Portal of Maharashtra· General procedure followed by consumer courts: Mithil Vinod Sampat's answer to What is the procedure followed in consumer court after filing the complaint till its disposal?· Please try to seek adequate legal counsel; specifics matter and Quora question is insufficient to explain an aggrieved party’s cause of action.· Confirm first that you are a ‘consumer’ within the meaning of Section 2(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act. Although livelihood is not commercial in nature, commercial users cannot maintain a consumer complaint, i.e., purchase of goods or avail of services for resale or a ‘profit’ or ‘business motive’. Whether a particular good or service is for a commercial motive or not would depend on the facts of the case· Confirm whether the subject-matter complained of falls within the purview of ‘goods’ u/s. 2(1)(i), or “service” u/s. 2(1)(o) of the Consumer Protection Act. Further, there must be some kind of “defect” u/s. 2(1)(f), “deficiency” u/s. 2(1)(g), “restrictive trade practice” u/s. 2(1)(nnn), “spurious goods and services” u/s. 2(1)(oo), or “unfair trade practice” u/s. 2(1)(r) of the Consumer Protection Act, for consumer complaint to succeed· Preserve all communication / correspondence with the Opposite Parties· Notice of some sort in writing to the Opposite Parties should be given highlighting the grievances of the consumer. The said notice should be given to all the relevant Opposite Parties· Preserve all postal acknowledgements of letters posted and all other documents and paperworks as may seem to be relevant for a consumer complaint· Identify the ‘cause of action’. Cause of action means the reason or ‘cause’ because of which you have to file the consumer complaint· In the consumer complaint, implead all the relevant Opposite Parties, because non-joinder of parties can be fatal to the consumer complaint· Identify if the complaint is a ‘representative complaint’, i.e., where there are numerous consumers having the same interest. If so, seek permission of the Court after filing case to implead other persons having benefit from the same cause of action, and if Court grants permission, one may inform and invite such other persons· In the complaint you have mentioned with proper arguments : the introduction of the parties, that the complaint is not time barred, that the complaint is filed in the correct jurisdiction· Copies of all relevant documents must be evidenced in an organized format. Explain how you would like it to be explained to you. It is always advisable to get the documents attested by notary or by self-certification as ‘certified true copy’, because it is better evidence and one can take a stand in Court that one is being totally truthful· Mention a precise and specific gist / summary of complaint explaining in extremely few lines why the Opposite Parties are liable, and what provisions are violated, and what wrong-doings have been done by the Opposite Parties.· Once summons on the Opposite Parties are served, they should enter appearance in the Court within 45 days of summons reaching them. If this does not happen, complainant must insist for ‘ex parte’ hearing, meaning “without the party”. Preserve postal acknowledgement of summons’ post because otherwise you will have to re-send the summons for the sake of the postal acknowledgement, and the 45 days countdown will refresh· Do not miss Court hearings, and keep track of all important events in Court hearings, eg., when any directions to either parties have been given, when Opposite Party is absent, deadlines, etc.· Consumer Court has power to summon, enforce attendance of any defendant, and also to summon and enforce attendance of, and examine on oath, a witness. Court also has the power for discovery and production of any document or other material object producible as evidence. Court also has the power of reception of evidence on affidavits. Court also has the power of requisition of report of an analysis or test from a laboratory or other relevant source. Court also has the power for issuing of any commission for the examination of any witness (i.e., deposition of witnesses who are beyond territorial jurisdiction). All these are powers are for hearing of consumer complaints· Consumer Court has the power, if satisfied, to direct the removal of defects, replacement of goods, return of price/charges, award compensation, discontinue unfair/restrictive trade practice, not to offer/withdraw/cease manufacturing of hazardous goods for sale, issue of corrective advertisement to neutralize the effect of misleading advertisement at cost of erring party, to provide for cost. All these powers are for judgment and passing orders· Any Order of the District Forum may be appealed to the State Commission within 30 days (upon payment of costs, if required by the Order being appealed)· Frivolous complaints may be dismissed quickly with costs upon the complainant· Get acquainted with the http://confonet.nic.in website, and learn how to check your case status, roznama’s, judgments and causelists· Keep updating yourself with the ‘roznamas’ (also called ‘daily orders’). Roznamas are summaries of each hearing written by the Judges in their records. One should not only be acquainted with the roznamas of their consumer complaints, but also during the hearings, they should ensure that their strongest and other important points should be written in the roznamas by the Judge. One should verify the roznama before that day’s hearing ends, because one’s important points should not be left out from that day’s roznama· Seek help from Consumer Protection Councils and Consumer Protection NGO’s which can be found from Google and from the Consumer CourtsWhat is the jurisdiction of the District Forums?To file a consumer complaint within a District Forum, the consumer must satisfy the pecuniary and territorial jurisdictions. The pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Forums is to hear cases for the value of goods or services + compensation not exceeding Rs. 20,00,000/-. The territorial jurisdiction (in whose territory should the complaint be filed) is as under:· in the jurisdiction where the opposite party or all of the opposite parties (at the institution of the complaint) actually and voluntarily reside or carry on business or have a branch (defined by section 2(1)(aa) of the Consumer Protection Act) or personally work for gain, or· if there are multiple opposite parties, the in the jurisdiction of any of the opposite parties, but only if the permission of the Court is granted (for which an application to seek permission to implead other opposite parties has to be filed, argued and accepted by the Court), or· in the jurisdiction where the cause of action wholly or in part arisesWhat is the jurisdiction of the State Commission?The State Commission has the jurisdiction to hear appeals of Orders of the District Forums within 30 days from the day the Order was passed (upon payment of costs, if required by the Order being appealed). An appeal filed shall be heard as expeditiously as possible and shall be tried to be disposed of within 90 days from its admission, failing which, reasons shall be recorded in writing. No adjournment in an appeal shall be granted unless sufficient cause is shown and reasons are recorded in writing. Costs for adjournment may be made. Independent of any appeal (and for original consumer complaints) the pecuniary jurisdiction of the State Commission is to hear cases for the value of goods or services + compensation between Rs. 20,00,000/- and Rs. 1,00,00,000/-. The territorial jurisdiction of the State Commission (for original complaints as well as appeals) is as under:· in the jurisdiction where the opposite party or all of the opposite parties (at the institution of the complaint) actually and voluntarily reside or carry on business or have a branch (defined by section 2(1)(aa) of the Consumer Protection Act) or personally work for gain, or· if there are multiple opposite parties, the in the jurisdiction of any of the opposite parties, but only if the permission of the Court is granted (for which an application to seek permission to implead other opposite parties has to be filed, argued and accepted by the Court), or· in the jurisdiction where the cause of action wholly or in part arisesAdditionally, the State Commission has the power (upon application or on its own motion) at any stage of the proceeding to transfer any complaint pending before the District Forum to another District Forum within the State if the interest of justice so requires. Additionally, the State Commission shall ordinarily function in the State Capital but may perform its functions at such other place as the State Government may notify in the Official Gazette.What is the jurisdiction of the National Commission?The National Commission has the jurisdiction to hear appeals of Orders of the State Commissions within 30 days from the day the Order was passed (upon payment of costs, if required by the Order being appealed). An appeal filed shall be heard as expeditiously as possible and shall be tried to be disposed of within 90 days from its admission, failing which, reasons shall be recorded in writing. No adjournment in an appeal shall be granted unless sufficient cause is shown and reasons are recorded in writing. Costs for adjournment may be made. Independent of any appeal (and for original consumer complaints) the pecuniary jurisdiction of the State Commission is to hear cases for the value of goods or services + compensation above Rs. 1,00,00,000/-. The territorial jurisdiction of the State Commission (for original complaints as well as appeals) is as under:· in the jurisdiction where the opposite party or all of the opposite parties (at the institution of the complaint) actually and voluntarily reside or carry on business or have a branch (defined by section 2(1)(aa) of the Consumer Protection Act) or personally work for gain, or· if there are multiple opposite parties, the in the jurisdiction of any of the opposite parties, but only if the permission of the Court is granted (for which an application to seek permission to implead other opposite parties has to be filed, argued and accepted by the Court), or· in the jurisdiction where the cause of action wholly or in part arisesAdditionally, the National Commission has the power (upon application or on its own motion) at any stage of the proceeding to transfer any complaint pending before any District Forum to any another District Forum of any other State, or from one State Commission to another, if the interest of justice so requires. Additionally, the National Commission shall ordinarily function in the National Capital but may perform its functions at such other place as the Central Government may notify in the Official Gazette. Additionally, the National Commission can set aside ex parte orders of the National Commission if the aggrieved party applies to the National Commission.What after National Commission?In a complaint originally filed in the National Commission, any person aggrieved by an Order made in such cases by the National Commission may appeal against such Order to the Supreme Court within 30 days from the date of the Order (upon payment of costs, if required by the Order being appealed).What is the meaning of ‘time barred’ or ‘barred by limitation’?Ordinarily, one cannot file a consumer complaint (consumer case is not an appeal) more than 2 years after the cause of action has arisen. If one seeks to file a case more than 2 years after the cause of action has arisen, then he must do so with the permission of the Court by filing an application for condonation of delay, in which one must highlight (truthfully, and with all relevant proofs) why the delay was caused, and that it was a genuine and not a deliberate delay.Important websites:http://confonet.nic.in/ : for Causelists, Judgments, Case status, Case historyhttp://ncdrc.nic.in/http://consumeraffairs.nic.in/home.aspxhttp://www.nationalconsumerhelpline.in/ : Project of the Union Home Ministry called “National Consumer Helpine”http://ccrc.in : Consumer Complaints Redressal Council

In the past, in some communities, the marriage of convenience was a prevalent method of fooling the authorities.I do not know at present maybe Government caught on it, and may have a plugged that hole.Some nicely claimed fraudulent refugee claim, wink, and smirk on their face. Maybe the Government has plugged that hole.Some passed through with a fake acceptance letter from one of the most prestigious universities in Canada.Some walked up the border schemes; I do not know how does that system work?Welcome to CanadaMarriage fraud: Stories from victims - Canada.cahttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees.../marriage-fraud-stories-victims.htmlJun 8, 2018 - While many Canadians marry people from other countries, sometimes marriage is a scam to jump the immigration line. Learn about theShut Down Canada’s Chandigarh Consulate And All of Its FraudCanada’s Sikh Defence Minister, Harjit Saijan, has recently admitted that he lied when he claimed to be the architect of a key NATO mission in Afghanistan. Saijan is one of four Sikhs whom Trudeau has appointed to his Cabinet. About 1% of Canadians are Sikhs, yet they represent 14% of Trudeau’s Cabinet. Post National Trudeau has never justified this outrageous situation and in this latest Sikh scandal, has refused to fire Saijan.I hope you are not this kind of a trucker who killed 16 and maimed others.Truck driver in Canada crash that killed 16 pleads guiltyTruck driver in Canada crash that killed 16 pleads guiltyJaskirat Singh SidhuJaskirat Singh Sidhu leaves provincial court in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Sidhu, the driver of a transport truck involved in a bus crash that killed 16 people with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in Canada last year has has pleaded guilty to all charges against him. Sidhu was charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. (Kayle Neis / Canadian Press via AP)Associated PressMELFORT, Saskatchewan – The driver whose transport truck crashed into a hockey team bus in Canada, killing 16 people, pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges against him.Thirteen others were injured when Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s truck loaded with peat moss collided with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus in rural Saskatchewan in April.The 30-year-old Sidhu pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.The Broncos were on their way to a playoff game in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.The case was adjourned until Jan. 28 for sentencing.“His position to me was, ‘I just want to plead guilty. I don’t want you to plea bargain. I don’t want a trial,’” Sidhu’s lawyer, Mark Brayford, said outside court, his client beside him with his head down.“Mr. Sidhu advised me: ‘I don’t want to make things any worse. I can’t make things any better, but I certainly don’t want to make them worse by having a trial.“’Brayford said more evidence is still to be handed over to the defense, but his client wanted to plead guilty to avoid further delay.“He wanted the families to know he is devastated by the grief he has caused them,” Brayford said. “He is overwhelmed by the expressions of sympathy and kindness that some of the families and players have expressed to him in spite of the fact that their grief is entirely his fault.”The bus was travelling north on Highway 35 and the semi was westbound on Highway 335, which has a stop sign.The maximum penalty for dangerous driving causing death is 14 years. It’s 10 years for dangerous driving causing bodily harm.Scott Thomas, whose 18-year-old son Evan died in the crash, sat near Sidhu in court and said the guilty plea meant a lot to him.“All I’ve ever told my kids is speaking about accountability and responsibility and to hear him use his own words to plead guilty, it’s powerful,” Thomas said, fighting his emotions outside court“Now we can move forward with the next part of this.”Tom Straschnitzki, whose 19-year-old son Ryan was one of two survivors who were paralyzed, said he wants more answers about what happened and what the trucker was thinking.“You’re taught when you’re young: red light, green light, and look both ways,” he said. “Why didn’t he do that? Was he just in a hurry? Did he have to get a load in right away? Was he pressured by his bosses?”Michelle Straschnitzki, Ryan’s mother, said she is worried the guilty plea will mean a lighter sentence.“I’m glad he won’t be putting everyone through a lengthy, exhaustive and heartbreaking trial,” she said. “However, I also hope that by doing so, he doesn’t get an absurdly reduced sentence as per our justice system.”Thomas said he’s not worried about the time Sidhu could serve.“When he said, ‘Guilty,’ to me, I have my closure,” he said. “If he spends a day, if he spends 10 years, time is irrelevant. He was guilty. He acknowledged that. That’s all I needed to hear. The rest of the sentence doesn’t matter to me. It really doesn’t. It is not going to bring Evan back. I’ve got to spend the rest of my life with it. He’s got to spend the rest of his life with it.”The owner of the Calgary trucking company that hired Singh, Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking, also faces eight charges relating to non-compliance with federal and provincial safety regulations.Tags: Canada, hockey, humboldt junior hockey, international sports, SportsSubscribe to the sports newsletterGet the day’s top sports headlines and breaking news delivered to your inbox by subscribing here.Top stories in International sportsFraudsters use bogus University of Waterloo acceptance letters to enter CanadaThe University of Waterloo says it’s frustrated some people are using fake acceptance letters to gain entry into Canada. - David Bebee, Record staffWelcome to Canada: You are only limited to use your imagination, and mooch mooch mooch this country, when the hardworking Canadians are paying their taxes. And hoping one day they may have retirement.Opinion | Anatomy of a scam: how rich Chinese gamed Canadian ...https://www.scmp.com › This Week in Asia › SocietySep 1, 2018 - Case studies from the biggest immigration fraud in Canadian history reveal the privileged lifestyles of Chinese ... in the scheme and ward off attempts to strip them of Canadianresidency. .... Chen claimed he wanted a St Kitts passport for visa-free travel in Europe, but instead used it to travel to China.Special report: how Canadian immigration fraud saw 860 rich Chinese ...https://www.scmp.com › This Week in Asia › SocietySep 1, 2018 - Anatomy of a scam: how rich Chinese gamed Canadian immigration .... initial preferred pathway was via an entrepreneur immigration scheme.Douglas Todd: Popular Canadian student visas leading to exploitation ...https://vancouversun.com/.../douglas-todd-popular-canadian-student-visas-leading-to-ex...Sep 18, 2018 - Douglas Todd: Popular Canadian student visas leading to exploitation. Tens of ... “Most international students, especially from China and India, see being an ... One of the most lucrative money-making schemes for fraudulent ...Millionaire deported after using Richmond-based immigration scam ...www.richmond-news.com/.../millionaire-deported-after-using-richmond-based-immig...Apr 3, 2018 - Chinese passports were seized by Canadian Border Services Agency after a "significant" fraud scheme was uncovered earlier this year.Clients of convicted immigration consultant facing deportation for lying ...https://www.cbc.ca/.../canada/.../clients-of-convicted-immigration-consultant-facing-d...Nov 29, 2016 - Hundreds of Chinese immigrants, who relied on a B.C.-based ... He was ruled 'inadmissible to Canada' for having fraudulent entry and exit ...'Paper lives': Massive immigration fraud detailed at sentencing - CBC.cahttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british.../immigration-fraud-china-canada-1.3826942Oct 28, 2016 - The details of one of Canada's largest immigration scams were explained ... Consultants earned thousands helping Chinese applicants defraud their ... are being sentenced for their roles in a fraudulent immigration scheme.Schemes/frauds are endless, keep reading, it is just a small sample.Beware of these immigration scams – Live & Learnhttps://livelearn.ca/article/about-canada/beware-of-these-immigration-scams/Nov 10, 2016 - The letter is from the Canada Immigration and Settlement Bureau and is signed by a program coordinator. ... These can reach you via direct emails that guarantee work visas in ... Read Protect yourself from fraud to be aware of other dangerous schemes out there. .... ChineseTraditional, Japanese, Spanish.Chinese fraud visa schemes to Canada:Chandigarh, India,Shut Down Canada’s Chandigarh Consulate And All of Its FraudShut Down Canada’s Chandigarh Consulate And All of Its FraudShut Down Canada’s Chandigarh Consulate And All of Its FraudShut Down Canada’s Chandigarh Consulate And All of Its FraudPosted on May 3, 2017Canada’s Sikh Defence Minister, Harjit Saijan, has recently admitted that he lied when he claimed to be the architect of a key NATO mission in Afhghanistan. Saijan is one of four Sikhs whom Trudeau has appointed to his Cabinet. About 1% of Canadians are Sikhs, yet they represent 14% of Trudeau’s Cabinet. Post National Trudeau has never justified this outrageous situation and in this latest Sikh scandal, has refused to fire Saijan.This article describes the rampant corruption at the Canadian Consulate in Chandigarh, the corrupt political environment in India’s Punjab from which Saijan and many of Canada’s Sikhs emerged and the continued Sikh corruption in Canada. This article was written for The Canadian Immigration Reform Blogspot in 2010, but is just as relevant, if not more relevant, today. For the Blogspot’s more recent views on “DIVERSITY”, see the following : Canadian Immigration Reform BlogInternational students in fake marriage schemes to CanadaInternational students in fake marriage schemes to CanadaThe newspaper ads in India are the visible tip of a booming underground industry in fake marriages involving would-be international students.The prize for the “spouse” whose family buys an instant marriage with a foreign student is back-door access to a full-time job in Canada and a fast-track to citizenship.The matrimonial ads normally promise that the foreign students’ sham marriage, plus all travel and study expenses, will be paid for by the Indian families who are determined to have their son or daughter emigrate.The type of Indian student the ads seek is usually a teenage girl, who must have passed an English-language test and therefore be in line to be accepted as an international student.Media outlets in India, such as the Hindustan Times, report there is a “booming matrimony market for ‘brides’ who can earn the ‘groom’” coveted status as a migrant to a Western country.Canada is among the most sought-after destinations for Indian foreign students, say migration specialists, because it is the most generous toward foreign students and their spouses. Australia has also been popular, but recently tightened its rules.Here is a typical recent ad from one Punjabi-language newspaper in India, Ajit:“Jatt Sikh, boy, 24 years old, 5 feet 10 inches, needs girl with IELTS band 7. Marriage real or fake. Boy’s side will pay all expenses.”The ad is listed by a high-caste “Jatt” Sikh male, or more likely his parents. It seeks a contractual marriage with a young woman who has scored well (“band 7”) on an international exam called “IELTS,” the International English Language Testing System. Almost three million IELTS exams are conducted each year.Here is another ad, from the newspaper Jagbani:“Barbar Sikh, 24, 5 feet 8 inches. Finished Grade 12. Looking for BSc or IELTS pass girl. Boy’s side will pay all expenses to go to Canada.”In this ad the family of a lower-caste “Barbar Sikh” is seeking to have their son marry an Indian female with a bachelors of science degree, or a passing mark on the IELTS test, so their son can be allowed into Canada as her spouse.As these kinds of ads illustrate, the parents of the male “spouse” typically offer to cover all expenses for the international student, who often end up attending one of the scores of private colleges in Canada with low to non-existent standards.B.C. is home to 130,000 international students, the vast majority of whom are in Metro Vancouver, which has the highest concentration of foreign students in Canada.Shut Down Canada’s Chandigarh Consulate And All of Its FraudShut Down ChandigarhI started Canadian Immigration Reform Blogspot with a few goals in mind. Getting Canada’s diplomatic mission in Chandigarh, Punjab, India shut down has been added to the list. Two more stories published in the Toronto Star add fuel to the fire and illustrate why Canada’s diplomatic mission in Chandigarh, Punjab, India does not serve Canada’s interest as it is a complete waste of money.The first one takes a look at the unscrupulous, unethical, lecherous face of immigration consultancy in the Indian state.Sandeep Ohri is a dashing 42-year-old who revels in zipping through the traffic chaos in his gleaming Mercedes, passing billboards touting him as the leading immigration consultant in Punjab state.But Canadian officials see someone else: an extraordinarily brazen and successful scam artist in an industry rife with deceptive swindlers willing to provide applicants with a litany of sham documents — everything from fake airline tickets and doctored bank statements to forged letters from Canadian-based funeral homes.Of the nearly 500 visa applications formally rejected this year, 228 come from Ohri and his firm, OGIC Immigration Consultants.The six visa-section staff who work at Canada’s mission in Chandigarh, Punjab’s capital, review 40,000 visa applications a year from students, family members and prospective immigrants. While official statistics aren’t available, one senior Canadian diplomat estimated at least a quarter of those applications are refused because of fraud.“More would be if the processing was completed, but sometimes you know it’s fraud and just refuse the request and close the file,” the diplomat said.India is Canada’s top source for immigrants simply because of the volume of applications the country produces due to the size of its population. Of those who immigrate, approximately half of them come from the state of Punjab. Punjab is home to the majority of India’s Sikhs. Thus there are more Sikhs in Canada than Hindus. Hindus comprise the majority of India’s population at 80%; Sikhs are only 2% (there are more Christians in India than Sikhs). In Canada, Sikhs constitute roughly 50% of the Indo-Canadian community whereas Hindus are just over 30%.In Punjab, “the average per-capita annual income of $484 is still the highest in the country” which means in relation to rest of their compatriots, Punjabis are not necessarily hurting. They have money.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++With that said we come to the second article. This one reveals the financial extent to which Punjabis go to send a son over-seas to secure “a better life” for the family. This can be realized in the form of remittances or the eventual importation of the entire family into western countries through family reunification schemes.Now, though the story is presented as a tragic tale of a Punjabi family who only tried to make a better life for themselves, I cannot say I share that sentiment. I believe they got what they deserved. You see, in India western citizenship is a status symbol and the article makes this clear.In the small village of Kapure, it is not about keeping up with the Joneses. It’s about keeping up with the Gills and Dhaliwals.On a narrow, dusty street, one house after the other boasts visible signs of prosperity — a fresh coat of paint, air conditioners, brick driveways and new cars. The children, playing hide and seek, wear Reebok and Nike.The neighbours share not only affluence but also a common source of it — almost every family has a son, son-in-law or nephew living abroad and sending money home.Every family, that is, except the Bhangus.In many villages, almost every house has at least one person in North America, England or Europe.Those that don’t, like the Bhangus, are considered pariahs, says Krishan Chand, who’s been studying the effects of immigration on villages with the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development. They are excluded from events and, in some cases, parents are not able to find husbands for their daughters.Thus starts the chase where these left-out families will do anything in the hope of sending a family member — usually a son — abroad.This leaves them vulnerable to the smooth talk of unscrupulous immigration consultants. But the prospective immigrant is not a babe in the woods free of blame. They oftentimes participate in the fraud.Typically, agents provide prospective university and college students, and others, with fake bank statements and other doctored documents to support their visa requests, which are usually rejected without proof of one’s ability to pay school fees and living expenses.Others provide their clients with fake passports and visas. Most are rejected.A visa officer at the Chandigarh mission’s consular section told the Star’s Rick Westhead last year that the staff is deluged with applications sent with phony documents. “Over the past year, 85 per cent of employment letters related to work visa applications have been forgeries,” he said.The Bhangus find it hard to believe they are living this nightmare.Prabhjot (Bhangu) says he resisted for some years but then started exploring various avenues, but found he couldn’t immigrate to Canada under the points system, or as a student or on a work permit.The family knew there was a better chance of finding a well-to-do husband for Hardeep (their daughter) who had turned 20, if Prabhjot was abroad.That’s when Prabhjot says a friend from the village who now lives in Toronto introduced him to an immigration agent. The agent promised to take Prabhjot to Toronto for $48,000.Things go downhill from there but at least he escapes with his life. Not so for Amandeep Kaur Dhillion. Remember her? The status seeking impulses of her Sikh family back in India sacrificed her happiness and sold her into a loveless marriage so that they can (could) use her to immigrate to Canada. She was stabbed to death on January 1, 2009, her father-in-law was charged with first degree murder.Punjab is a hot bed of fraud and so, in their infinite political wisdom, the Liberal Party of Canada opened a foreign mission right in the belly of the beast. Opened in 2004 to reward Sikh voting blocs for their loyal support, Canada has the only foreign mission in Punjab’s state capital. With an annual operating budget of around $25 million a year the mission serves no purpose other than to waste Canadian tax dollars by funneling scam artists, the pathetic, the mediocre, the greedy, the aged, all into Canada. But they eventually vote and isn’t that what really matters in the end?Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister responsible for immigration, was in India recently to specifically address the immigration abuses Canada is subjected to by Indian applicants, particularly those in Punjab. Well, good luck with that. Why should India care? Why would India want to curb the steady outflow of non-resident Indians into foreign countries who can then influence domestic politics and the economy to satisfy India’s interests?(So) Forget India. Canada needs to protect itself and the way to do that is to shut down the damn, useless mission in Chandigarh. For one thing it plays into the hands of the immigration consultants in the state by making the execution of their scams all the easier. In this regard, Canada is an accomplice to the crimes.Also, what quality of immigrant is the mission helping to import into the nation when many of the applications are clearly fraudulent? If these people are willing to go so far as to defraud the Canadian government and the people it represents, then they don’t deserve to come to Canada at all. And what kind of Canadians will they be, if you can call them that, if Canadian citizenship is nothing more to them than a status symbol on par with an expensive car and fancy golf clubs?Canada needs to shut down the mission as well as curtail immigration from India altogether. We simply accept far too many immigrants from that country to be of any worth. And of that country, a considerable sum come from one particular region. Indeed, this is characteristic of the immigration system as a whole. Almost 60% of immigrants come from Asia and of that 60%, most come from a few source countries chiefly India, China, and the Philippines. This doesn’t say much about diversity in the immigration system now, does it?The proof is in the Pudding:Thanks to these Sikh, Khalistanis,Jagmeet Singh now says he accepts that Sikh extremist masterminded Air India bombingTerry Glavin: Canada’s worst terrorist atrocity and the awful conspiracy theory that won’t dieInderjit Singh Reyat waits outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Sept. 10, 2010. Reyat was the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing. DRest assured Canadians :We all will turn this country to a replica of wasteland such as present-day Punjab, India, it is a question of time, one nail at a time in your coffin. A land of drugs, alcohol, violence, fake and B.S. lifestyles and filth.In this age of political rightness, say nothing, hear nothing and do nothing. And destroy the country, which was more than the first world, when I landed soon it be fifty years. It is becoming a well defined a third world country.I have played my innings but wait what is coming ahead it is very scary and dirty? Thanks to the Liberals.I hope we do not have another tragedy like Air India, God Forbid it never happens, but chances are this time it may be Air Canada.Ujjal Dosanjh, former premier of B.C. please watch, how bad is the situation.https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ujjal-dosanjh-on-trudeau-s-india-trip-fiasco-1.4547968